‘An amazing father and beautiful man’: Funeral of Dónal Lunny filled with music and poetry
Along with his musical instruments, a book on mysticism was presented as a memento of his life, with a black-and-white sketched portrait
Andy Irvine
Musician
Dónal Lunny obituary: Innovative musician who leaves indelible mark on Irish folk and traditional music
Lunny never tired of seeking out new collaborations, novel sounds and fresh perspectives on the music that defined him
Remembering Dónal Lunny, the man who turned music into gold
His accompaniment on Planxty’s performance of Little Musgrave showed his sheer talent
‘In Ireland a funeral seems like a wedding. In Italy a wedding seems like a funeral’
To mark his 50th year in music, Antoni O’Breskey has made the album A Wild Inhabitation with his daughter. It draws on all they’ve learned through decades of cultural melding
Andy Irvine pays tribute to Dónal Lunny: ‘The first 18 months of Planxty were the most joyous of my life up to then’
Irvine – a founding member of Planxty – was thrilled by Lunny’s empathy, both as a friend and as a musician
Andy Irvine on Dónal Lunny: ‘He glued Planxty together and made the structure work’
The friends made music together through decades when Ireland became a lot more liberal. But it could still be more egalitarian, like the society Irvine’s hero Woody Guthrie campaigned for
Dónal Lunny’s legacy will be his openness to new ways of interpreting old music
The musician, who died on Friday, has been central to the vibrant, innovative spirit of Irish music for more than six decades
New Irish albums reviewed and rated: Driven Snow, David Geraghty, Andy Irvine, Last Apollo, Sorcha Richardson
September 2026 releases include Mother of Christ, Komorebi, Devoted (Songs of Woody Guthrie), I’ll Walk Towards You, Draw the Outline
Psychedelic rockers The Lemon Twigs: ‘Singing for Brian Wilson at his birthday was surreal’
Hanging out with The Beach Boys’ troubled genius a signpost for still-youthful industry veterans Michael and Brian D’Addario
St Patrick’s weekend 2026: a guide to parades and events in the coming days
St Patrick’s Day falls on Tuesday, March 17th, but many cities and towns across the country are hosting festivals the weekend before
Dónal Lunny returns to stage after illness with surprise appearance in Cork
Musician performed with Andy Irvine following a showing in Cork of a new film about his life
The Guide: CMAT, Fontaines DC, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and other events to see, shows to book, and ones to catch before they end
May 17th-23rd: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
Paul Brady: ‘There’s a huge coterie of Irish nationalists who don’t want a United Ireland’
The singer has been reflecting on his life to compile The Archive, his new box set. It’s been a rich, rewarding six decades in music
Fontaines DC man invites you into the world of Irish trad
Tom Coll’s first release on his own label aims to bring the form to the uninitiated
Ireland's publicans: 'I’m angry there is no dialogue with us ... it's mentally very draining'
Bar owners struggle to stay positive amid Covid’s economic and psychological challenges
Potent twin threats give Scotland an exciting extra dimension
Hogg and Russell the most dangerous, X-factor backs Scottish rugby has produced in two decades
The best Irish and international albums of 2020
The year of the pandemic produced outstanding, thoughtful music across all forms
‘No Marvel movie will compete with an actual human being flying through the air’
Circus 1903, complete with life-sized elephant puppets, is an extravaganza that will resonate with all ages
Cork Folk Festival directors honoured for keeping festival going for 40 years
Jim Walsh and Hammy Hammond honoured for dedication
Moving Hearts get back on the beat: The best trad gigs this week
The return of Traidphicnic and Andy Irvine’s trip to Cobh are among the other highlights
Protesters outside RTÉ call for boycott of the Eurovision
Competition is ‘shameless attempt’ by Israel to ‘whitewash apartheid state’, says Senator
The story behind Dublin’s two new Luke Kelly sculptures
The works are unveiled on Wednesday, on north and south sides of the river Liffey
2019 cultural highlights: You’ll laugh, you’ll picnic, you’ll plough
The best music, theatre, comedy, film and spoken word in the coming year
A piping hot 2018 for trad
Year in Culture Review: Great albums, the rise of women and the loss of visionaries
Ed Sheeran wows intimate crowd at London Irish Centre
Fans pay up to £3,500 to attend fundraiser alongside the great and good of city’s Irish
Flawless master of uilleann pipes who left priceless legacy
Liam O’Flynn obituary: born – September 15th, 1945; died – March 14th, 2018
President pays tribute to master uilleann piper Liam O’Flynn
Michael D Higgins: musician ‘will be remembered for his performances and recordings’
Liam O’Flynn left ‘a perfect legacy for generations of musicians’
The Kildare-born musician began on the uilleann pipes under the great Leo Rowsome
‘There are very few songs about the famine. It was skipped over’
Singer-songwriter Declan O’Rourke mines the darkest corners of Irish history on his latest album
‘I’m very driven because I’m much older than everyone else’
At 64, Dalkey-born singer Alison O’Donnell has just released her second solo album and has no plans to slow down her long and fascinating musical journey
National Concert Hall needs to go beyond classical music
‘The building looks imposing, officious. Getting people in the door is a big thing’
Former envoys call for recognition of Palestinian state
Letter to Taoiseach signed by academics and artists urges Government to act ‘without delay’
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